Global shift
Subtitle: mapping the changing contours of the world economy
By: Peter Dicken
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: SAGE; Sage Publications Ltd; Sage Publications Ltd.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 599
ISBN-13: 9781412929547; 9781412929554
Subjects: Industries; World economy; Internationale economie; Economic development; Industry; Globalisering; Technological change; Strukturwandel; Globalization; 83.40 international economics: general; International relations; Internationell ekonomi; Industrihistoria; Industrial development; Industrie; History; Ekonomiska aspekter; International economic relations; Economic geography; Världsekonomi; Weltwirtschaft; Globalisierung; Internationale ondernemingen; Ekonomisk historia; Multinationales Unternehmen; Internationalisatie; Economic history
Description: The fifth edition of Peter Dicken's text has been updated and revised to give a comprehensive and accessible overview of the processes and impact of globalization. Students and tutors are provided with the tools and information needed to assess key features.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Self-Renewing 2017
Table of contents: title: Questioning 'globalization'; title: Global shift : the changing global economic map; title: Technological change : 'gales of creative destruction'; title: Transnational corporations : the primary 'movers and shapers' of the global economy; title: 'Webs of enterprise' : the geography of transnational production networks; title: 'The state is dead; title: long live the state'; title: 'Doing it their way' : variations in state economic policies; title: Dynamics of conflict and collaboration : the uneasy relationship between TNCs and states; title: 'Fabric-ating fashion' : the clothing industries; title: 'Wheels of change' : the automobile industry; title: 'Chips with everything' : the semiconductor industry; title: 'We are what we eat' : the agro-food industries; title: 'Making the world go round' : financial services; title: 'Making the connections, moving the goods' : the logistics and distribution industries; title: Winning and losing : an introduction; title: Good or bad? evaluating the impact of TNCs on home and host economies; title: Making a living in developed countries : where will the jobs come from?; title: Making a living in developing countries : sustaining growth, enhancing equity, ensuring survival; title: Making the world a better place.